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Happy2Heal

Happy2Heal

hi i'm withdrawing from lexapro, and I'm having wildly fluctuating body temps, from hot flushes (without sweating, so I don't think it's a hot flash, if it is, it's a dry one)

to being very cold, even when my apt is heated to 70 degrees (I normally keep my apt around 60 degrees and tolerate that quite well)

I also recently had a trial of clonidine for severe insomnia and I noticed it is also prescribed for hot flashes, so I wonder if it did something to my body's regulation of temp? it did make me cold when I was on it,

now that I am off it, my temp swings are horrible, from highs to lows. I ended up going back on a half tablet and that helped a bit.

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Happy2Heal

Happy2Heal

just seeing this now, thanks so much for finding that for me ChessieCat

omg this is horrible, I am so cold- even when it's 70degrees in here, I turn the heat on, and put on sweatshirts and even a hat, just to warm up

then suddenly, wham! I can feel the heat just radiating out from inside me and I am racing to strip off the extra clothes, some times I strip down to no clothes, the heat is so bad

I know this is not night sweats or menopausal hot flashes, those have always come with sweating, and never last this long

this is hell

I am so angry at my doctor right now, I asked for the liquid generic lexapro and after a lot of back and forth with her nurse, etc, she refused to prescribe it, instead she called in a prescription for 5mgs lexapro (generic) with the instructions to take one a day for a month, then half of one a day for another month, and then we'd "talk about maybe going to every other day"

I'm currently taking 2.5mgs (1/8th of 20mg tablet)

and she wants me to double it, and they drop it down by 50%?!?!?

NOT HAPPENING!I am so angry.

my sleep is starting to improve, in spurts (I can get decent sleep every OTHER night, which is ironic since, before I found this site, I was tapering doing 2.5mgs every other day)

this sucks sooooooooooo bad

in the time that it's taken to write this, I've gone from a normal temp to super hot, stripped off my hat and sweatshirt,

and now, I"m freezing again..........

oy!

gonna go stand in front of the heater and try to warm up

it's like 4:30 am here and I've not slept, so that's not helping much either

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AprilShowers

AprilShowers

Hey April did it go away? Im having some major body temperature issues now aswell. Im hot and cold at the same time plus cant quench my thirst. Even though Ive drank tons of water.

No. The duration reduced a bit though which is some help I suppose though after all these weeks it doesn't feel like it much, it's exhausting. I have thirst too, even though I'm also drinking loads, I think that's because too much cortisol means you don't release enough vasopressin and the urine doesn't concentrate or something. I'm imagining if it's not concentrating then there's fluid that is not ending up where it should in my body. My skin is very dry too and I have no saliva in the mornings and can't eat either.

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Mort81

Mort81

Ya its no fun. My akathisia stopped but this symptom has been tough aswell. Im drinking electrolyte drinks to help. See if it works. Lemon, water, Himalayan Salt and Raw Honey. Or I have a sports drink called bio steel. Im trying both. Im also taking on and off clothes throughout the night to try and stay at a good temp.

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Mort81

Mort81

Ya coconut water is a good idea aswell. I bought some. This evening has been tough. So hot and cold at the same time plus again I can't quench my thirst. Mouth is so dry and uncomfortable. This only started for me about a month ago off and on now.

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ravijaua

ravijaua

I live in the east coast for years, handled -10 degrees no problem in college. Now I need it to be exactly 60-70 degrees. Good thing I live in southern California near the beach now. Best for withdrawal. If it's too hot, I can't handle it.

Look like a baby, but really it help me. I can leave the mouth crisped bitting this pacifier without preoccuping myself about my teeth.

I was not sure if it was real or not so i mesured my body temperature with a Forehead thermometer puting it in my front and in my palm hand to see. There is a real difference in temperature in palm hand between while crisis and after.

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India

India

Finally! I have found my clan. The freezing, cold to the bone symptoms! I've had them through my AD use, they've been particularly bad for 5 years.. I sleep in ski socks and woollen jumpers in the summer. Hot baths and hot water bottles and heating. I sleep in the most screwed up position. I have to get up in the night and make subsequent hot water bottle. Something is defintely up and it took me a long time to associate the two.

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India

India

From what I understand its much more likely to happen when your trying to sleep . Your body tries to regulate temperature while sleeping thats what an old pychiatrist told me. I think he may be right but also our systems are just fragile at the moment .They would last anywhere from 5 min to 15-30 min. Its the main reason why I wanted off of Antidpressants. I was shaking alot. I havent had an episode in awhile . since July.

This is exactly when it's worse for me! At night!

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Junglechicken

Junglechicken

No. The duration reduced a bit though which is some help I suppose though after all these weeks it doesn't feel like it much, it's exhausting. I have thirst too, even though I'm also drinking loads, I think that's because too much cortisol means you don't release enough vasopressin and the urine doesn't concentrate or something. I'm imagining if it's not concentrating then there's fluid that is not ending up where it should in my body. My skin is very dry too and I have no saliva in the mornings and can't eat either.

Ive been experiencing this WD symptom too.

Very dry, not absorbing water properly, and sometimes my urine is very concentrated and its as though my body hasn't caught up with itself in terms of processing liquid ingested.

When I see my naturopath, and get on her special scales, my total body water content is always at the lowest end of the spectrum, and I drink lots of water and tea all day.

My kidney function is normal, so it's the absorption that's awry.

Conversely, when detoxing, the water retained literally gushes out of my body???

Am baffled to say the least.

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India

India

Today I sat in a sauna, had hot showers. Sat in angora and ski thermals , hot water bottle, 2 duvets, heating at 30C and just used a hair dryer over the rest of my body and I'm still cold to the bone. I don't know how to improve this symptom.

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Callie

Callie

I'm so sorry to hear about your icy shivering. I know just how uncomfortable and frustrated you must feel. As far as I know, you are doing everything possible to warm up. I've had the same issue and even had to wear layers of clothing, including long underwear, in the middle of summer--90 degree weather.

Yes, and as far as I know again, lavendertealatte is right. It will go away but will take time. Everyone is different. I can finally say that for me, this particular symptom--along with bodily heat surges--is just about gone. Please know and believe deep down that this too shall pass for you. Hang on to hope and do your best to get through it.